US court rules Trump admin illegally blacklisted Anthropic
anthropic was unlawfully blacklisted by the trump administration for refusing to drop ai use restrictions, violating the first amendment.
a us district court judge ruled that the pentagon's blacklisting of anthropic was unconstitutional, finding that the trump administration unlawfully retaliated against the ai lab for setting restrictions on military ai use. anthropic had refused to drop restrictions on ai use for mass surveillance and lethal autonomous weapons, leading the pentagon to designate it a supply chain risk and sign deals with other ai labs. the court found that the actions were arbitrary and capricious, violating the first amendment. this ruling marks a significant win for anthropic in its months-long battle with the trump administration.